Unit 13 Voc Flashcards
Syn. Myocardial infarction
Heart attack
Syn. Inspiration
Breathing in
Syn. Expiration
Breathing out
Syn. Dyspnoea
Breathlessness / shortness of breath
Syn. Icterus
Jaundice
Syn. Hypertension
High blood pressure
Syn. Hypotension
Low blood pressure
Syn. Apyrexial/ afebrile
Normal body temperature
Syn. Thrombus
Blood clot
Syn. Leucocytes
White blood cells
Syn. Erythrocytes
Red blood cells
Syn. Thrombocytes
Platelets
Syn. Stenosis
Narrowing
Syn. Paraesthesia
Tingling/ pins and needles
Syn. Hypoaesthesia
Numbness
Syn. Asthenia
Weakness/ fatigue
Syn. Micturition
Passing water/ urine
Syn. Pyrosis
Heartburn
Syn. Haemorrhage
Bleeding
Syn. Syncope
Fainting / loss of consciousness
Syn. Tinnitus
Ringing in the ears
Syn. Contusion/ ecchymosis
Bruising
Syn. Myalgia
Muscle pain
Syn. Cephalalgia
Headache
Syn. Analgesic
Painkiller
200 patients
Two hundred patients
Invariable !
Des centaines de patients
HundredS of patients
fois 10 a la puissance
Times ten to the power of X/ to the power minus X
Un jeune trentenaire
A man in his early thirties
Un homme d’environ 45ans
A man in his mid-forties
Une femme proche de la trentaine
A woman in her late twenties
2/3
5/8
1/2
3/4
Two thirdS
Five eightS
One half
Three quarters in GB/ three fourths in US
10: 20
8: 40
20: 00
Twenty past ten/ ten twenty
Twenty to nine
Eight o’clock pm
2 fois plus
Twice as many/ much
Twofold